Fort Fredrick

Fort Fredrick, also known as Trincomalee Fort or Fort of Triquillimale, is a fort built by the Portuguese at , , , completed in 1624 CE, built on Swami Rock-Konamamalai from the debris of the world-famous ancient Hindu Koneswaram temple.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fort in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Fort Frédéric”, “Fort Frederick”, “Fort Fredric”, “Koddai”, “フレデリク要塞”, and “腓特烈堡”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Maritime and Naval History Museum Trincomalee and Trincomalee railway station.

Place of worship
Photo: L Manju, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Maritime and Naval History Museum is a Maritime museum located at , . is situated 1¼ km southwest of Fort Fredrick.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the city of in eastern . is situated 2 km west of Fort Fredrick.

Hospital
is a government hospital in , . is situated 1½ km south of Fort Fredrick.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trincomalee.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in .

Fort Fredrick

Latitude
8.57894° or 8° 34′ 44″ north
Longitude
81.24276° or 81° 14′ 34″ east
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Established
1624
Open location code
6MW3H6HV+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 439563994
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
1246684
Wiki­data ID
Q3070381
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Tamil—“Fort Fredrick” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Fort de Trincomalee”
  • Chinese: “弗雷德里克堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Frederick”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن فريدريك”
  • Estonian: “Trincomalee fort”
  • French: “fort Frederick”
  • French: “Fort Frederick”
  • Japanese: “フォート・フレデリック”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de Triquinimale”
  • Russian: “Форт Фредерик”
  • Sinhala: “ෆ්‍රෙඩ්රික් බලකොටුව”
  • Tamil: “திருகோணமலை கோட்டை”
  • Tamil: “திருகோணமலைக் கோட்டை”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Linganagar and Abhayapura.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Rs 2,000 and Viewpoint Ticket Check.

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